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The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

No Excuses: Quadruple Amputee Kyle Maynard’s Extreme Journey

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7870 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a man with no arms and no legs decides to bear crawl to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro?
 
Meet Kyle Maynard—quadruple amputee, extreme athlete, ESPY Award winner, and living proof that no excuse is ever big enough. In this raw and inspiring episode, Kyle opens up about brutal workouts, life-altering injuries, climbing one of the world’s tallest mountains on all fours, and the mindset that turned his greatest obstacles into unstoppable momentum.
 
If you're struggling, doubting yourself, or just need a fire lit under you—this episode will move you into action.
 
Timestamps:
00:56 Meet Kyle Maynard, a quadruple amputee & extreme athlete
01:51 Childhood and early understanding of disability
04:30 The role of support in Kyle’s journey
05:24 Pushing through serious injuries
08:54 Joe explains the 'Valley of Death' concept
10:21 The Hero’s Journey as a life blueprint
12:14 Climbing Aconcagua and reaching breaking point
16:46 Identifying the biggest excuse holding you back
18:15 Lessons from Navy SEALs: 'Not dead, can’t quit'
20:45 How to connect with Kyle?
21:05 Final message
 
Connect to Kyle:
camera with flash Instagram: @kylemaynard
blue book Facebook: Kyle Maynard
briefcase LinkedIn: Kyle Maynard
multiplication sign Twitter/X: @kylemaynard

Transcript

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0:00.0

We don't necessarily know what life's going to go through our way.

0:03.0

Like that, not alone, it's an injury that you can't see, but it's one of the most difficult

0:06.1

things that I've ever had to go and deal with.

0:07.7

It's one of the most, you know, challenging.

0:09.4

It's been people have to, you know, you fight through those things.

0:12.2

It could be financial.

0:13.2

It could be marital.

0:14.2

It could be, you know, with family.

0:16.0

It could be a health-related thing. I think. I mean, my message in general is, you know, like a no excuses message. But I think it's also, too, I try to go and say that, like, they're always excuses.

0:24.6

You know, it's a never-ending amount.

0:27.6

I think it's looking there and having that honest appraisal to go and say, like, okay, what

0:32.6

would it take to really kind of, you know, move the needle in this area of my life. Welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe Ducena, founder and CEO of Spartan races.

0:41.2

We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life the same way we teach

0:45.4

our 10 million plus Spartans to overcome obstacles on the course.

0:48.9

With insight from the smartest, we'll accomplish experts from every corner of the world.

0:53.2

Get ready to elevate your life today.

0:56.7

Joe DeSenter here, CEO and founder of Spartan, hosted a Hardway podcast. Got my buddy Kyle Maynard

1:02.4

on the podcast finally. Quadruple amputee, extreme athlete, two-time SP Award winner. This guy is an animal. He's a beast. He makes

1:13.9

us all, I don't know, I want to crawl up in a hole and say, what the hell that I do today?

1:18.6

I mean, you somehow get it done. Everybody's going to find their own way, though, right?

1:22.5

I think that's what this is about. It's just like you say, you know, sometimes life is a hard way. But I think that's when we learn the most.

1:28.5

Would you have it any other way?

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